is christopher todd mcdonald present? >> good morning. how is everybody doing? it is a great honor to stand before this board in hopes representing all veterans of the san francisco communities. i come from a long family line of military combat veterans. my name is christopher mcdonald. i'mal 20-year retired disabled military veteran. you'll know that my dd214, i was equal opportunity representative trained settlemen six years in y and affirmative action. my background goes into logistics. due to disabilities and layoffs, i got caught up in layoff with about 600 other people. i became homeless and wound up in san francisco where my family was living. this is a story i wish to share with all of you. i wish to share with you that i met the commissioner two years ago. he was instrumental helping me get out of a bad housing situation as well as helping multitude other veterans during this housing crisis. it was like 14 families that was getting displaced. with his guidance, we were able to join with other veterans to represent the veterans who also having to relocat

i felt like christopher mcdonald's really would bring important life experience around housing that i think are very important, and then even though he wasn't here to speak for himself, doug bullard, the applicant. i think he also brings a tremendous amount of experience here in san francisco, and also his leadership with the jrotc program within our schools, being such a leader on that important program. >> okay. [laughter] >> i was also blown away by mr. tucker. this is an impossible situation. so i'm trying to figure out how to move forward. it sounds like we have at least two commissioners who are supportive of sorry, so in addition to christopher mcdonald's and doug bullard, who are the other two commissioners? >> i had stephen martin pinto and hanley chan bring a wealth of experience. >> got it. so let's do this. it sounds like we have agreement to move forward with positive recommendation stephen martin pinto to seat seven and hanley chan to seat 11. am i getting this right? >> nine. nine is what i recommended. >> okay. >> but if it is 11 -- >> let's do that, seat nine. there i

is christopher todd mcdonald present? >> good morning. how is everybody doing? it is a great honor to stand before this board in hopes representing all veterans of the san francisco communities. i come from a long family line of military combat veterans. my name is christopher mcdonald. i'mal 20-year retired disabled military veteran. you'll know that my dd214, i was equal opportunity representative trained settlemen six years in y and affirmative action.

veterans affairs commission hanley chan term ending january 31, 2020 and victor oliveri and christopher mcdonald to terms ending january 31, 2023. >> commissioner: colleagues, same house, same call? the motion is approved unanimously. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 18 a motion to appoint service hilary ronen the bay area governments and metropolitan transportation commission legislative task force. >> commissioner: can we excuse her for this motion. we have a second seconded by safai. without objection then supervisor ronen is excused. madam clerk, call the roll on item 18. >> clerk: [roll call] . >> clerk: there are 10 ayes. >> commissioner: okay. this motion is approved. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 19 is a motion to reappoint allegra for tuneatti for a term ending march 31, 2011. >> commissioner: please call the roll. >> clerk: rog call.>> commissioe roll. >> clerk: rog call.2021. >> commissioner: please call the roll. >> clerk: rog call. [roll call] . there are 11 ayes. >> commissioner: the motion is approved unanimously. madam clerk, it is n